2008 Honda Civic

A/C FAILURE IN 2008 HONDA CIVIC. DEALER CLAIMS ROCK HIT A/C CONDENSER AND PUNCTURED SO COOLANT RAN OUT. NO WARRANTY SERVICE AVAILABLE. SUGGESTED MY INSURANCE MIGHT COVER. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE, EXACT SAME DIAGNOSIS. SEEMS TO BE DESIGN FLAW WHERE CONDENSER EXPOSED WITH NO PROTECTIVE GRILL. OR CONDENSER MADE OF FAULTY MATERIAL AND SOMEHOW FAILING WITH NO ROCK INVOLVED AT ALL. STRANGE TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME DIAGNOSIS AND HONDA DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. AT MINIMUM, HONDA SHOULD RECALL TO INSTALL PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR A/C CONDENSER. INSTEAD, THEY'D RATHER CHARGE $600+ TO KEEP REPAIRING THEM. INSTEAD OF A RECALL / BAD PUBLICITY / COST TO HONDA, THEY'D RATHER KEEP RIDING THIS CASH COW. WHAT A WIN FOR HONDA! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A STRONG ODOR OF COOLANT CIRCULATED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400 TIRES, AND TIRE SIZE 205/55/16H(NA). THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE, APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS DRY. THERE WAS A LOUD THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRES. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SLIDE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT WITH AN ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED NOR HAVE THE TIRES BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,215. UPDATED 05/12/10 *BF UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC FROM HERTZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, HE TRIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. THE RENTAL AND INSURANCE COMPANY WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I DRIVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX, ON 2/16/2010 I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON THE WAY TO WORK. I TRIED TO AVOID A TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS COMING TOO CLOSE TO ME AND BY DOING SO I LOST CONTROL OF MY VECHICLE AND HIT THE GUARDRAIL TO THE LEFT THEN SPUN ME INTO THE RIGHT LANE HITTING THE GUARDRAIL TO THE RIGHT WHICH IN TURN SPUN ME AGAIN TO THE LEFT AND HITTING THE GUARDRAIL TO THE LEFT FACE FORWARD. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT I SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF MY HEAD AND UPPER, MIDDLE AND LOWER BACK PAIN. I AM CURRENTLY IN PHYSICAL THERAPY AND I AM MISSING TWO WEEKS OF WORK. THE CAR WAS SENT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND WHEN WE ASKED THEM ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT BEING DEPLOYED, THEY TOLD US IN TURN THAT FROM THE LOOKS OF IT I DID NOT HIT THE GUARD RAIL FACE FORWARD, WHEN I ACTUALLY DID. I DID NOT HAVE ANY SIDE IMPACTS, MOST OF THE DAMAGE IS IN THE FRONT AND SOME ON THE BACK END. I AM HESTITANT TO BUY ANOTHER HONDA CIVIC DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND I AM AFRAID THAT THIS MAY OCCUR TO ANOTHER HONDA OWNER. HONDA IS KNOWN TO HAVE SAFE VECHICLES HOWEVER I AM AFRAID THE NEW HONDA CIVICS MAY HAVE A AIR BAG PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY AFTER MY INCIDENT AND MY CAR BEING TOTALED.

PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN CAR IS DOWN SHIFTING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. EARLY IN THE MORNING, WHEN STOPPING AT OUR STOP SIGN THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO DOWN SHIFT THEN THE MOTOR BEGINS TO REV UP TO 4000 RPMS WITH NOTHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY 4 TIMES IN THE 2 YRS WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR AND I WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE TROUBLE TO THE HONDA REPAIR MAN. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC (PURCHASED NEW) WITH UNDER 25, 000 MILES. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO HAVE TO ROTORS RESURFACED WHEN I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE...AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, I COULD FEEL THE BRAKES PULSATING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS THEN. AFTER THAT, THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS WITH THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE LEFT REAR BRAKES (PADS, CALIPER, ROTOR). AT APPROXIMATELY 18K BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE LEFT REAR CALIPER WAS FROZEN, THE PADS WERE WORN DUE TO THAT AND THE ROTOR NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NO EXPLANATION COULD BE GIVEN AS TO A REASON FOR THE PREMATURE WEAR. AT APPROXIMATELY 20K, I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED (BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT) DUE TO PREMATURE/UNEVEN WEAR). UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS DONE BY MY OWN MECHANIC DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND IS NOT DOCUMENTED BY HONDA (I SPOKE TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO "DRIVER/ROAD CONDITIONS AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO TELL SINCE IT WAS NOT REPAIRED BY A DEALER). RECENTLY, I NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE STICKING/FREEZING AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THE BRAKE PADS ON THE RIGHT REAR, WERE UNEVENLY/PREMATURELY WORN AND THE CALIPER WAS FROZEN. BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED AGAIN! THESE REPAIRS WERE ALSO COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT AGAIN, NO EXPLANATION COULD BE GIVEN AS TO WHAT KEEPS CAUSING THIS PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKES. ALSO, THIS MORNING, THE "SIDE AIR BAG OFF" INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW NEEDS TO GO BACK FOR SERVICE AGAIN (2ND TIME IN A WEEK). *TR

2008 CIVIC EX COUPE. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR TIRES AT AROUND 20,000 MILES DUE TO A SLIGHTLY VISIBLE FLAT SPOT ON THE TIRES THAT WAS CAUSING A PROGRESSIVELY LOUD ROAR. ON INITIAL INSPECTION, THE TIRE DEALER ADVISED ME THE TIRES LOOKED FINE AS THEY STILL HAD PLENTY OF TREAD AND APPEARED TO BE EVEN WEAR. HOWEVER, ON CLOSER EXAMINATION I WAS ABLE TO POINT OUT THE FLAT SPOTS VISIBLE ON THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. TIRE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN CAUSE. WHEN I HAD REPLACED THE SECOND REAR TIRE, THE TIRE DEALER THOUGHT THAT THE BELTING HAD SLIPPED. I JUST ASSUMED I HAD A BAD SET OF TIRES. THE WEAR DID NOT LOOK LIKE TYPICAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY MISALIGNMENT. THE SAME PROBLEMS HAS AGAIN APPEARED WITH ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON THE NEW REAR TIRES. I NOW HAVE DISCOVERED THAT HONDA HAS SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 WHICH DESCRIBES MY EXACT SYMPTOM AND REQUIRES THE UPPER CONTROL ARM TO BE REPLACED.. HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS. HONDA SHOULD NOTIFY OWNERS AND TIRE DEALERS OF THIS POSSIBLE FAILURE SO CONSUMERS ARE AWARE ON HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BESIDES, THE EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE THAT EVENTUALLY APPEARS, THE VIBRATION WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. *TR